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NiTED STATES CARROL L. ETHERID GE,

OF JOPLIN, MISSOURI.

POST-WINDER FOR WIRE FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,662, dated May 23, 1899.

Application tiled January 5, 1899.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARROL L. ETHERIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Joplin, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Post-lrinders for Wire Fences, of which the following is a specication.

For maintaining ythe line-wires of a wire fence under proper tension I have devised an improved winding-pin attachment for the posts of the fence for winding the line-wires as they may need to be tightened; and my said improvement will be specifically stated in the claims concluding this specification and illustrat-ed in the drawings, in Which- Figure l shows in side View a corner-post with the ends of the line-wires secured thereto by my improved winding-pins. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the post, showing the winding-pin fastened thereto by staples, collar, and ratchet. Fig. 3 shows the'same in side or front view, and Fig. 4 shows the Winding-pin with its post engaging collar and ratchet.

The line-wires l are passed through holes in the post, and the ends of the wires are secured to and wound upon pins 2, preferably by passin'g the end of the wire through a transverse hole in the pin, so that by turning the pin the Wire will be wound thereon to tighten it throughout the line of the fence. The pin is cylindrical and is secured crosswise to the side of the post by staples 3 and is long enough to project at each end beyond the post. Mediately of its length it has a transverse hole 4L to receive the winding end of the line-wire. A ratchet 5 is formed on the end of the pin, the teeth of Which are square like cogs and are engaged by a pawl 6, pivoted to the post to hold the pin when the wire is Wound on it. The end 7 of the pin is of square form to receive a Winding-key.

It will be noticed that the pin is secured directly against the post by the staples, so that the pins in Winding the wires turn against the post. This allows the pins to be locked directly to the post to prevent them from working endwise in the staples.

In stapling the pin to the post the ratchet is brought against that side of the post to Serial No. 701,299. (No model.)

which the pawl is pivoted, and to maintain the engagement of the pawl with the ratchetteeth it is necessary that the pin be secured from slipping endwise in the staples, as it is liable to do by winding the wire on the pin,

and in such event the pawl would be liable to leave the ratchet-teeth or to have an uncertain hold on them. As a means of holding the pawl and ratchet in their true relation I provide the pin with a circumferential annular projection 8, adapted to engage the side of the post opposite to that engaged by the ratchet, and so lock the pin thereto to prevent it from moving endwise in its fastening-staples. This circumferential projection is formed by a loose collar 8, fitted on that end of the pin opposite the ratchet end and against the side of the post and fastened in place on the pin by a key 9, passed through a hole in the pin, as in Fig. 2. The ratchet and. the collar fitted on the opposite ends of the pin and against the opposite side of the post serve to hold t-he ratchet and pawl in safe engagement. This means of preventing the winding-pin from endwise movement avoids the expense of housing or mounting the plates on the posts which have hitherto been usedwith winding-pins.

The collar may be fitted loosely7 on the pin, or it may be formed with it. In both cases the pin is engaged with the post, so that the ratchets will always be kept in proper relation to the pawl and thepins always kept in the fastening-staples. The square form of ratchet-teeth allows the winding-pin' to be used either right or left handed and on dividing-fences. When the circumferential projection is formed by the loose collar the pin has a hole to allow the collar to be keyed against the post with the ratchet ittingagainst the other side of the post without regard to its thickness. By stapling thepins they are ready to receive the Wires when the post is set.

I claim as my improvementl. A post winding-pin for wire fence having a ratchet at one end and an annular projection at or near its other end for engaging the opposite sides of the post whereby the pin is prevented from moving endwise on the IOO post combined with the line-Wires, and post, ing the @011er on the pin, the ratchet and the the fastening-staples and the pawl. collar' engaging the opposite sides ofthe post,

2. In a post-Winder for Wire fences and in and the fastening-staples for the pin. combination With the line-wires and the post, CARROL L. ETHERIDGE. 5 of the Windng-pin having the loose Collar on Witnesses:

one end, a ratchet-Wheel on its other end, a A. N. VVINCHESTER,

pawl engaging the latter and a key for hold- JOHN C. FAULKENDER. 

